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Chapter 20
OLE Automation
" Professional and Enterprise Editions only. The Macro Editor is not available
in the Visual Studio integrated editor.
Use OLE functions and objects to automate installation tasks.
Topics include:
! About OLE Automation.
! About Macro Files.
! Creating, Editing, and Running a Macro.
! About the Macro Editor Window.
! OLE Automation Function Reference.
! OLE Automation Object Reference.
! Visual Basic Functions.
Caution
You should be familiar with macros and comfortable with Visual Basic to use this feature. For
information on Visual Basic, visit msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/.